I would be too. Better be safe than sorry dude, that car is way too easy to steal, or even steal parts off.
And miata theft is going up with all the stancebro rejects getting into them these days. When I was at my house it was in garage/back yard locked up the whole time. Getting into my yard is not hard. Getting out, alive, is quite the challenge. Not taking chances. |
No garage?
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I'm pretty sure there was no way they could have started it, but yes, ripping off parts would not be impossible.
I'm going to start seriously looking into a more low profile gauge solution. It's not like my cabin is full of BECAUSERACECAR stuff, (I removed the progressive LED shift indicator right after MRLS) but I dislike my current gauges and this gives me a good excuse to make some changes. |
At a secret fuel pump switch. Will suck to have to use, but should prevent the car from being stolen unless they have a flat bed.
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Buy concealers AIM dash :)
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Originally Posted by shuiend
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At a secret fuel pump switch. Will suck to have to use, but should prevent the car from being stolen unless they have a flat bed.
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There are certain electrical modifications to the car that are not documented in this thread. That's all I'm saying about that.
Originally Posted by aidandj
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No garage?
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1448388146 |
Originally Posted by shuiend
(Post 1286373)
At a secret fuel pump switch. Will suck to have to use, but should prevent the car from being stolen unless they have a flat bed.
A better approach would be to install a switch for the crank or cam sensor instead. |
Or take the MS3 out and lock it in the house. :) A bit more of a PITA, though.
--Ian |
There are probably a dozen different things that you can easily put on a killswitch that will prevent the car from starting. The hard part is hiding the switch in such a place that its not a complete pain in the ass to get to, but not obvious to a thief.
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Originally Posted by EO2K
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There are probably a dozen different things that you can easily put on a killswitch that will prevent the car from starting. The hard part is hiding the switch in such a place that its not a complete pain in the ass to get to, but not obvious to a thief.
EDIT: https://vimeo.com/25676340 I'm sure the electronics guys on this site could come with a more elegant solution. |
Magnetic reed switch. Can be anywhere behind the plastic trim and then you just stick a magent to it to turn it on?
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or build a lair
like batman |
Or by a bear, and chain it to the car.
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QR steering wheel helps.
So does a simple car alarm. Thieves hate attention. The low hanging fruit thing, etc. |
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I've been driving the Miata to work on Fridays for the funsies, regardless of weather. This morning, ambient temp was 34ºF. IAT @ full boosts? 35ºF
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...1&d=1448642799 So intercooler appears to be working. Too bad the tires don't :giggle: |
:bigtu:
Excited to copy your intercooler setup. |
If my RS3s weren't dead before, after all the frost that was on the car this morning they are probably dead now. I think they were 2011 or 2010 vintage? I'm sure they'll be 'fine' for the rest of teh winter, I just need to watch it.
I'm honestly impressed that the car started at 34ºF. It took a little coaxing with the throttle but it eventually caught on the 3rd try. I should note that its still 2/3 full of 100 octane from Miatas@MRLS :giggle: I need to find more time to drive. Oi |
Originally Posted by aidandj
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:bigtu:
Excited to copy your intercooler setup. |
Missed out on the $186 all seasons from discount tire.. They are actually doing really well. Raced a lexus something or another (the older v8 one) last night and didn't get any wheel spin.
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